1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 63 Farewell Music Party
Old Palo is 46 years old this year. He is tall and strong, and looks a few years older than he actually is.

His major is metallurgy, and he has been working in the industry for more than 20 years.

He is a Zuo faction and had connections here even before the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, otherwise he would not have been among the first batch invited to exchange ideas.

He is not only an exchange scholar, but also an international friend.

Old Palo was good-tempered, generous, and curious. He often asked Xia Tian to take him to see this ancient country that was recovering.

Xia Tian even cooked for him personally and let him taste what Yanjing home-cooked food is like.

Although sometimes there are embarrassing moments, such as when tasting the "traditional delicacies" luzhu and bean juice.

It was rude on the spot - I sprayed!
But he always laughed and was not angry. He was very tolerant.

"There are also some strange foods in the West, such as blue cheese and canned herring. Although I am not used to this juice, I respect its existence."

Very open-minded person.

He also doesn't treat Xia Tian as a junior, and the communication between them is very equal.

Of course, Xiatian doesn’t give people the feeling of a child, and often makes the other party ignore his age during communication.

In the past two weeks, Xia Tian got along very well with him.

Lao Pai Luo even got to know Ma Xiaojun, Milan, Fangyan and some other people through Xia Tian.

He was also very curious about the psychology of the new generation of Chinese young people like Xia Tian, ​​and always asked them about their views on certain things, their visions for the future, and their life goals.

However, he will be leaving soon. It has been almost three weeks since we started communicating, and the time is almost up.

He will have to go back to the United States in a few days.

These days, Xia Tian took him and Da Chun and ran around Yanjing City.

I went to the Forbidden City to take photos, went to the wild Great Wall where few people go, visited the ancient monuments and buildings, and also visited some museums.

Old Pai Luo felt that he would never be able to fully understand this ancient Eastern country which was completely different from the Western world.

But this is the only way this time, as he will be flying back to the United States tomorrow afternoon.

I hope I’ll have the chance to come again in the future.

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Old Palo has already started packing up his things.

He bought a lot of things in China, especially in places like Friendship Stores, which are specially prepared for foreigners.

You need foreign exchange coupons to buy things there.

But he bought too much. He had enough money, but he couldn't take everything back.

Besides, there is no need to take some things back. I bought them to give them to friends.

For example, some household appliances. After seeing the rice cookers in the store in the summer, he paid attention to them.

This was his first time coming into contact with this thing. After all, people don’t eat rice in the United States.

After buying it, he tried it twice and planned to give it to Xia Tian when he left.

I also have small things like tape recorders, which I plan to leave to my friends in China.

"Leave these records for summer too..." He put aside a few records with the Beatles printed on the packaging.

He originally brought this from the United States to relieve his boredom, as he was worried that he might not understand the music here.

I'm afraid there's not much entertainment in this ancient country...

But a few days ago he happened to hear Xia Tian singing, and it was absolutely amazing!

That voice seemed to go straight into my heart.

At that time, he had an urge to invite Xia Tian to study in the United States, to learn opera or something like that.

But he still held back. Knowing Xia Tian, ​​he would not go.

He didn't want to leave the country, even though he knew America was much, much more developed than here.

He didn't care much about his musical talent, or his voice that was kissed by an angel - yes, that's the word, and it was Xia Tian who came up with it!

Very apt description!
This is a very special and gifted young man.

Old Palo felt that the shock and surprise he had experienced in the past three weeks had caught up with what he had experienced in the past ten years!
Perhaps only a country with such vitality that can be seen with the naked eye can give birth to such people?

After hearing Xia Tian singing that day, the two of them had another area of ​​communication.

I, Old Palo, am also a music lover!

Old Pailuo plays guitar well, he has been a guitarist for more than ten years, but he didn't bring his guitar this time.

"Let's give this movie poster to Big Chun. He seems to be very interested in Star Wars."

At that time, Xia Tian was already familiar with Lao Pai Luo, so he introduced his friends to him.

Lao Pai Luo got to know Dachun and others.

It has to be said that Dachun is indeed an expert in awkward conversation with a unique way of thinking. He always has some special descriptions and language.

My friends are already used to it.

Xia Tian explained to Lao Pai Luo: "Dachun is like this, he has different ideas. He is very special."

Dachun said, "Xia Tian said that I am a goat among sheep. I don't need to pretend to be myself. I just need to be myself. I think he is right!"

The man with glasses on the side said as he scooped up some mutton: "When Xia Tian said this, it was just like now, we were also eating mutton..."

Xiaodong added: "You're going to be eaten anyway, why are you pretending?"

"This radio is for Glasses. He has a talent for radio." "Ah! I have to leave! I hope I can have a chance to come again in the future. It would be even better if I could bring my son!" Old Palo looked at his packed luggage with a little reluctance.

He only brought a few things with him this time - an ink painting of "The Great Wall" painted for him by Xia Tian, ​​a pair of silver-covered ivory chopsticks, a porcelain bowl from the Yongzheng official kiln, a jade Guanyin pendant, and several silk shawls and scarves.

He wanted to buy the chopsticks and bowl himself and take them back to the United States to show his skilled chopstick-using skills to his wife and children!

Oh, and I also learned how to make braised pork elbow!

He asked Xia Tian to paint the picture after seeing Xia Tian's paintings.

Xia Tian asked him to buy some silk and Guanyin pendants - old Palo said he wanted to bring some gifts for his wife and children.

Xia Tian thought: Since I’m coming to China, I must bring some local specialties with me!
Silk and porcelain are quite special products. As for the Guanyin pendant, it is an old item from the early Qing Dynasty.

I saw it in the summer. Not only is the texture very good, but the craftsmanship is also very vivid. The face of Guanyin is very kind.

It feels warm in your hand in the summer.

This must be something good!

This is the feeling that Revelation gave him. It's not information, just a feeling.

As the saying goes, men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, so let old Pai Luo take this as a gift to his son.

I hope Guanyin Bodhisattva bless this little foreigner~
In addition, Old Palo also brought two copies of "Black Cat Sheriff" that he drew in the summer!
He liked it so much that he decided to give one to his son and keep one for himself.

"Oh, it's time!" Old Palo looked at his watch, quickly put on his shirt and went out.

Xia Tian said that he would hold a "Flying Across the Sea Old Palo Farewell Music Party" for him.

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At five o'clock in late September, the sun was still hovering over the western hills.

As agreed, Lao Pai Luo came to a remote small square of Shougang.

Summer has arrived and they are preparing.

Since it's a music party, we must prepare music.

Old Palo is a music lover who likes rock and folk music and occasionally goes to the opera. He doesn't look like an engineering student at all.

Seeing that he is about to return to his country, summer must give this "old friend" a good memory.

We are well prepared here!
All of Xia Tian’s friends came, including Fang Yan and Ye Jing from the director’s compound, Ma Xiaojun and Liu Yiku from the Ministry of Internal Affairs compound, and Liu Huiyuan and Qiao Qiao from the ministry compound.

There are also Yu Beibei from the Diplomatic Academy, Li Bailing, Milan, Dachun and others.

There were also some Hutong kids who I usually stayed close to, and a dozen or so Shougang kids...

There must be fifty or sixty people in total!
In the summer, we got a big barrel of beer here - the kind that comes in gasoline barrels! Shougang Director Zhou paid for it.
Although the food is simple, it is also carefully prepared. There are also some small snacks that can be found.

Fortunately, this aspect has been relaxed, supplies are abundant, and these children from the big courtyards have some connections, otherwise feeding and drinking these fifty people would be a problem.

There is also a small wooden platform in the middle, which is very low and looks like a classroom podium.

On the stage is a simple "drum set", which is actually composed of traditional large and small drums, as well as a gong and a rubbing drum!
It’s really hard to find a drum set in China these days!
There were also a few electric lights, held up on wooden poles with specially pulled wires.

To be honest, this requires the support of Shougang, otherwise it will not work, at least not on such a large scale.

Although Lao Pai Luo only had six or seven days of formal communication and guidance on optimizing the production process, these six or seven days helped Shougang a lot.

How can we describe the domestic industrial production these days? It is bold and individual!

It’s basically hand rubbing!
If we wanted to standardize, it was not until more than ten years later, when we took over the industrial production lines in Europe and the United States, that we learned it from them.

Nowadays, when producing cars in China, the screws are not necessarily the same size...

Laopai Luo not only helped Shougang increase its production capacity, optimize its production process, and provide guidance on the latest metallurgical technology, but also helped build a blueprint for standardized production processes...

This thing may not show any effect in the short term, but you will find it more and more important as time goes by.

It was precisely because of old Pai Luo's contribution that Director Zhou said, "Let these guys get busy. Mr. Pai Luo has made a great contribution to us, and we have nothing to repay him. If they like to organize a music party, let them do it! We will try our best to help!"

When Lao Pai Luo came, everyone was busy moving tables, chairs and benches.

The tables are square, round, tall, short, and the stools are also uneven.

There were all kinds of food on the table, even melon seeds and dried sweet potatoes! The only drinks were Arctic Ocean and draft beer.

There are quite a lot of fish, grilled fish!
Secret summer sauce!

For this meal, I fished for a whole morning in summer and caught several buckets!

Although the conditions were simple, everyone was very excited.

To be honest, this kind of "party" is too new for them.

Free, novel, and happy!

When Old Pailuo arrived, everyone greeted him.

"Old Palo, you are welcome to come to China in the future!"

"I will, I will!"

"longlive friendship!"

"longlive friendship!"

...Old Pai Luo felt his chest burning hot, and his heart beat stronger. He felt as if he had become younger!

He sat down and drank fresh beer in big gulps from an enamel teacup.

The words on the teacup read "Serve the People", which he also planned to bring back to the United States.

This souvenir is more valuable than the bowl from the Qing Dynasty!
New January, hello everyone~
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